2012-13Alan Williams leads the Gauchos in scoring (17.2 points
per game), rebounds (9.9 per game), and blocked shots (2.1 per
game)…Has scored over 20 points in seven games and
accumulated 10 double-doubles…Has scored double digit
figures 18 times and grabbed at least 10 rebounds on 11
occasions…Missed three full games due to a strained left
hamstring tendon, but came back against UCI and recorded 22 points,
eight rebounds, 3 steals and a blocked shot…Named Big West
Player of the Week after a career-high performance against Santa
Clara with 29 points and 17 rebounds…Currently ranked eighth
in UCSB’s history for blocked shots with 83.

2011-12Alan Williams is the one near-automatics to start for the
Gauchos in 2012-13...Had a standout freshman season for
UCSB...Averaged 6.9 points per game and led the team in rebounding
at 6.5 per game and was second in blocked shots with 41...His 41
blocked shots were a Gaucho freshman record...Really emerged once
Big West Conference play started...Came off the bench in his first
nine appearances but started 19 of the team's final 20 games...In
16 league games, Williams averaged 9.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.0
blocked shots...Scored in double-figures six times, all over the
final 20 games of the season...Had a season-high 19 points, making
6-of-8 field goal attempts, in a win at Cal State Northridge...Made
7-of-8 shots and had 17 points vs. UC Davis...Scored 13 points in
the Big West Tournament title game against Long Beach
State...Produced double-doubles at Cal Poly (13 points, 10
rebounds) and at UC Davis (14 points, 12 rebounds)...Had five games
with 10 or more rebounds including a season-high 13 against UC
Irvine...Tied the school record for blocked shots in a game by a
freshman with five each at UC Riverside and UC Davis...Had a five
game stretch early in Big West play when he blocked 19
shots...Swatted two or more shots 11 times.

High School
Williams had a decorated prep career at North High School in
Phoenix...Named Arizona State Player of the Year after his senior
season...Also named Phoenix Area and Metro Region Player of the
Year...A two-time all-state choice and All-Metro Region
selection...Averaged 22.1 points, 16.2 rebounds and 4.5 blocked
shots as a senior, leading North High School to a Metro Region
championship and to the Class 5A quarterfinals...Scored a
career-high 43 points against Central HS...Had 26 rebounds vs.
Fairfax HS and 10 blocked shots vs. McClintock HS...Williams was
part of two state title teams while at North...His squad also won
four regional championships and made three state semifinal
appearances...Averaged 12.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.3 blocked
shots per game while hitting 58% of his field goal attempts as a
junior...Coached in high school by Joseph Bustos and Ray
Arvizu.

Personal Alan Travis Williams was born January 28, 1993 in
Phoenix, Ariz...The son of Cody and Jeri Williams...Nicknamed Big
Al...An honor roll student at North High School...His most
memorable sports moment was when he helped lead North to its second
straight state championship...Hobbies include going to the movies,
video games and swimming...Speaks Spanish in addition to
English...Favorite author is J.K. Rowling and, fittingly, the Harry
Potter novels are also favorites...The Shawshank Redemption is his
favorite movie...Roots for the New York Yankees, Boston Celtics and
St. Louis Rams...Shaquille O'Neal is his favorite athlete...Plans
to major in sociology and would like to become either a marketing
manager or a sports broadcasting color analyst.